Calais LNG Hosts Community Meeting
Posted on Mar 30, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Calais LNG Hosts Community Meeting
Calais LNG hosted a public meeting last week to receive comments regarding its proposed LNG import terminal and told the Bangor Daily News that it received a positive response to the project. Two Calais officials, the mayor and city manager, cited potential for economic development and told the Bangor Daily News that the meeting was “positive.” According to the publication,...
FERC Responds to Rhode Island State Senators’ Questions Regarding Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Mar 30, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Responds to Rhode Island State Senators’ Questions Regarding Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
FERC released its response to several Rhode Island state senators who raised questions regarding the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project. The response, dated March 19, 2009, provides a status update on FERC’s environmental review of the offshore berthing proposal and provides a summary of the agency’s efforts to solicit comments from Rhode Island stakeholders. FERC’s...
House Passes Measure to Designate Taunton River ‘Wild and Scenic’
Posted on Mar 26, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on House Passes Measure to Designate Taunton River ‘Wild and Scenic’
On Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives approved an omnibus federal lands package that would designate part of the Taunton River as “wild and scenic” under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, effectively ending the bid by Weaver’s Cove LNG to site a regasification facility there. An identical measure already has been approved by the Senate; the bill now heads to...
New Brunswick, Maine Announce ‘Energy Corridor’
Posted on Mar 26, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Brunswick, Maine Announce ‘Energy Corridor’
Fueled by a plan from Irving Oil to develop a 1,500 MW electric transmission line from New Brunswick to the New England States, yesterday New Brunswick Premiere Shawn Graham and Maine Governor John Baldacci (D) announced the creation of a cross-border “energy corridor,” that will consist of new generation and transmission capacity. Jeff Matthews, Irving’s Director of...
Fall River Reaffirms Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Mar 25, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River Reaffirms Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
On Tuesday, the Fall River City Council voted 8-1 on two resolutions regarding the revised Weaver’s Cove LNG import project planned for a site along the Taunton River. The first resolution barred the project developers from discussing the project with the City Council, while the second resolution reaffirmed the City Council’s opposition to the project. The Herald News...
Calais LNG to Host Public Meeting
Posted on Mar 24, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Calais LNG to Host Public Meeting
Developers of the Calais LNG regasification facility will hold a public meeting tonight at Washington County Community College in Calais, Maine, to discuss plans for the proposed facility. WLBZ (Bangor, Maine) has more...